My tower....

[jefbal99]

Is that a Sprint scuba tower?

 

AJ

 

Naw, that's a New Zealand tower

[halcyoncmdr]

Saw some guys working on the lower section of this tower near my house in Corpus Christi, TX. As far as I know, Corpus is not scheduled for NV until 2013 so I'm figuring they're working on the backhaul.

 

Pic from my Galaxy S3!

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OMG I think my brain just melted...

:F(x_x)F:

[Deval]

My local tower...gotta love living in urban areas, basically located on top of someone's house. There is a dedicated ladder cage installed on the side of the house to allow access, and the base stations are fenced off.

 

[jefbal99]

My local tower...gotta love living in urban areas' date=' basically located on top of someone's house. There is a dedicated ladder cage installed on the side of the house to allow access, and the base stations are fenced off.

 

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Wow, I wonder how much they get paid for that on their house?

 

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[Deval]

Wow, I wonder how much they get paid for that on their house?

 

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That's a good question, and I think Clearwire also did an install there as well, I get awesome WiMAX coverage.

[4GHoward]

That's a good question, and I think Clearwire also did an install there as well, I get awesome WiMAX coverage.

 

I don't see the microwave. Do you see it on the opposite side of the building?

[Deval]

I don't see the microwave. Do you see it on the opposite side of the building?

 

I'll take a better look tomorrow morning, but I think that was the only logical location, I don't see any other sites other than a tower down the block, I'll snap a picture tomorrow, we can see who's it is

[4GHoward]

I'll take a better look tomorrow morning, but I think that was the only logical location, I don't see any other sites other than a tower down the block, I'll snap a picture tomorrow, we can see who's it is

 

Why don't you check Clear Coverage Map? It should show the tower locations in your area.

[jefbal99]

I don't see the microwave. Do you see it on the opposite side of the building?

 

It could have a fibre or AAV hook up for backhaul

[Deval]

Why don't you check Clear Coverage Map? It should show the tower locations in your area.

 

It does show the tower on the same location as the Sprint tower, interesting. I'm assuming fiber backhaul for all!

[S4GRU]

I wouldn't allow microwave to be pointed at my house. There may even be standards/protocols that prevent that. Clear does have some non microwave sites in some locations. But I was told in the past that Clearwire has 90%+ MW backhaul on WiMax sites. AAV makes a lot of sense in a home location. It probably was already served by some high speed alternative ISP.

 

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[Deval]

Verizon has this entire area lit up with FiOS, God bless my 25/25 connection

[pii100]

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Album: http://imgur.com/a/Lez5W

[surma884]

Verizon has this entire area lit up with FiOS, God bless my 25/25 connection

 

I hate you.

[dcshobby]

AU13XC056:

 

 

Album: http://imgur.com/a/Lez5W

 

The tower you posted doesn't have Network Vision on it yet if that's a tower Sprint has equipment on. The base stations on the ground look like Sprint's but the antennas on top look much different than any Sprint antennas in our area. There are for sure no RRU's for Sprint there but the lower platform does have RRU's and a microwave dish, maybe Clearwire?

[WiWavelength]

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Album: http://imgur.com/a/Lez5W

 

Either some birds have taken roost between those antennas or that tower is in need of a Brazilian wax.

 

AJ

[pii100]

Yes the lower level is probably clearwire. This tower was supposed to be the first to get upgraded in Austin 3 weeks ago but obviously this has yet to happen.

[pii100]

I just noticed I caught a southwest jet on approach in that shot. Looks like its going to get stuck in all that bushy stuff! The techs are going to have a fun time working around those nests when they put up the new panels.

[2fastkuztoms]

I just noticed I caught a southwest jet on approach in that shot. Looks like its going to get stuck in all that bushy stuff! The techs are going to have a fun time working around those nests when they put up the new panels.

 

I was gonna post that, problably Waldo is the pilot of the jet...

[runagun]

It Looks like a hawks nest of some sort. That's gonna be a pain in the arse if their there. Hawks or any birds of prey are protected so the techs are at the mercy of those who have to move it.

[gregoryleeds]

AU13XC056: Album: http://imgur.com/a/Lez5W

 

Any clue why the antenas are different sizes on each side of the tower?

[pii100]

Different gain or manufacturer is my guess. There's three different sizes one for each heading. Good catch, I was distracted by giant birds and tiny aircraft!

[Deval]

I hate you.

 

LOL

[lordsutch]

Here's my new tower, AT03GI008, I-75 at Hartley Bridge Road (exit 155), just south of I-475, Bibb County, Ga. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordsutch/7742353234/ Looks like *6* different companies are co-located.

[Geesmill]

ewww that sounds not so smart....I would think that they wouldn't do it more than once like this...setting them up in a series is way too risky imho. If one in the middle or near the beginning goes down for whatever reason, then the rest of the towers down the line are SOL...Also how do they regulate the bandwidth to each tower if in a series like that? Would make it seem that first tower in the line gets the priority and all...

 

You wouldn't think that is too smart, but all the carriers do it. At VZW I had sites that were a chain of 4 or 5 if memory serves. When those paths went down it was a problem. Especially when one of the sites was up on Mt. Taylor. Winter, not so much fun.